"Bob Taylor" <news@windstream.net> wrote in message
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> Troup transport?
Pretty much, sort'a.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thetis_Bay_%28CVE-90%29
"Thetis Bay arrived at Alameda on 7 September 1945 and was assigned
to "Magic-Carpet" duty, returning veterans from overseas bases to the
United States. She served in this capacity until January 1946 when she
began inactivation. The ship was placed out of commission, in reserve,
at Bremerton, Washington, on 7 August 1946.
----Recommissioning as CVHA-1"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Magic_Carpet
"Operation Magic Carpet was the post-World War II effort by the
War Shipping Administration to repatriate over eight million American
military personnel from the European, Pacific, and Asian theaters.
Hundreds of Liberty ships, Victory ships, and troop transports began
repatriating soldiers from Europe in June 1945. Beginning in October
1945, over 370 navy ships were used for repatriation duties in the Pacific."
---"The navy hastily converted many of its warships into temporary
transports,
including aircraft carriers, where three-to five-tiered bunks were installed
on the hangar decks to provide accommodation for several thousand men
in relative comfort. "
shows a picture inside a carrier hanger deck.
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